Episode January 11, 2013

The Kevin & Bean Podcast, Friday, January 11, 2013

The show opens with some more clips and discussion of the genius of Huel Howser.  Huel was impressed with a picture of Bert Lancaster in the Bagdad Cafe.

After being brought to a Kentucky jail, Jessica Webster was caught hiding 4 hypodermic needles full of heroin in her vagina.  The gang discusses using this idea for a call-in topic in the future. I can't wait.

Also, Kevin almost killed Lisa May in the parking lot yesterday.

7:30 Show Biz Beat

• Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have broken up. Was Justin interested in another woman, a supermodel named Barbara. Who knew there were 80 year old supermodels? I didn't.
• Also in Bieber news, his former bodyguard is claiming that Bieber beat him up. What? Bieber couldn't beat up a supermodel named Barbara much less a body guard. Ralph has it right when he compares Bieber to Mr. Burns.
• Lingerie Football league is getting a makeover and they will no longer play in lingerie, and will change the name to the Legend's Football League. Skip this and watch some Roller Derby instead.
• Documentary about Green DAy will be premiering at the X-Games, and will be called Quatro. 
• Trent Rezner has announced that Nine Inch Nails will not be getting back together, but he is working on his other project, How to Destroy Angels. 

How To Destroy Angels

Birthdays:
Kim Coles, In Living Color, 51
Tom Dumant, No Doubt, 45
Mary J Blige, 42
Christian Jacob, producer of Yo Gabba Gabba, 41 (why is this on the list?)
Amanda Peet, Studio 60, 41

14:30 Beer Mug is Fat

At the end of 2011, Mugs shocked everyone by losing 30 pounds in 3 months. He actually stayed about the same for the first two and a half months and then crash dieted at the last minute to drop weight. Then gained it all back plus some. Now he is really fat. Even though he was planning on starting anew on January 1, he has already failed miserably, and has found all the excuses to continue putting it off.

22:00 Movie Beat

We are finally getting some good movies back in theaters. Features available this weekend include:

Struck By Lightning

• Struck by Lightning. This is a quirky comedy which seems  in the vein of Little Miss Sunshine, etc. Christina Hendricks is in it.
• Zero Dark Thirty, an Oscar Nominee
• A Haunted House, with Marlon Wayans. It is a spoof of all the horror movies. I cannot WAIT to not see this movie.  I love Nick Swardson, but I have limits. 
• Gangster Squad. This movie has a big cast and this sounds pretty good. 

30:00 Justin Beiber Smokes pot and doesn't care who knows it.

The gang checks in with "Justin" to talk about some of the recent scandalous news items. There is vomiting involved.

36:00 Matt Money Smith in studio

Matt comes in to talk about sports stuff, and I fast forward.

52:00 The Monopoly Crisis

Bean is freaking out because Parker Brothers is going to retire one of the Monopoly pieces.  The gang spends too much time trying to convince Bean that it does not matter, and even if it did, it would not affect him at all, since he already has a complete set.

Shameless

58:00 In Studio interview with Steve Howie

Steve comes in to talk about the season premier of his show, Shameless. They discuss the acting chops of William H Macy, Steve's bar-tending skills, and full frontal nudity.

1:11:00 Loquecia calls in to talk about Buckwild

Loquecia is still disgusted with the people on this show.  This week's episode highlights teen fatherhood, a hillbilly slip and slide, some Yosemite Sam-like behavior, several parties, and a plethora of extremely dangerous behavior, including blatant violation of helmet laws which might explain the brain damage displayed on the show. 

1:19:30 Cousin Sal on the phone

Sal calls in to talk about Jimmy Kimmel going up against Letterman in the 11:30 time slot. They also talked about sports for a long time and you can read about those things at Grantland.com

1:26:30 Closing Show Biz Beat

• Charlie Sheen has been making the news now and then with bouts of generosity, which now includes paying for the funeral of the paparazzi that was killed trying to get a photo of Justin Bieber.
• A NY times article was written about what it is like to cast and work with Linsday Lohan. It is a pretty entertaining read, written by Stephen Rodrick

Friends are our friends.

Episode January 4, 2013

Kevin & Bean for Friday, January 4, 2013

3:00 Jokes for morning radio hosts
All Access has a joke service called Morning Punch which provides canned jokes for morning radio hosts. The gang tries out some of the high-larious selections for our listening pleasure.


10:30 Show Biz Beat

• George Lucas is getting married again.
• Odd contract demands concern some that Britney Spears might be headed for another meltdown, demanding exotic animals, a duet with Vanilla Ice, and she insisted on doing her own makeup (gasp!) which did not turn out well.
• Simon Cowell is dating Carmen Electra. Apparently Dennis Rodman approves of this, and says that of the over 2000 sex partners he has had, Carmen ranks in the top ten. How romantic!
• Kris Humphries is dragging his feet giving Kim Kardashian a divorce. He is claiming fraud and pushing for a trial, which, if is successfully scheduled, would take place when Kim is 9 months pregnant.
• Men's Health list of hottest women of 2013. Don't worry that we only are 4 days into the year. The gang agrees and disagrees with selections they have provided. No, Jennifer Aniston should not be on this list.

Birthdays:
Don Schula (football coach) 83
Michael Stipe (REM) 53
Dave Foley (Kids in the Hall) 50
Charlene Yi (Knocked up, This Is 40) 27
Julia Ormond (Mad Men) 47

19:30 KDOC New Year's Eve Show train wreck
Jamie Kennedy hosted this live  KDOC New Year's Eve Show show that turned out to be so bad it was funny.  The cast did not seem to know when they were back from commercials and kept dropping F-bombs that were not bleeped out. They would toss to the wrong person or video. They did not show videos that they intro'ed but then would react to it as if it were shown.  Macy Gray showed up to sing, but was.... intoxicated(?) and did not know what time it was.  Later, everyone counted down to midnight, ten seconds late. Then, a fight.


30:00 Movie Beat
After the holiday season, movie companies dump out all their crappy movies, such as:

• A Dark Truth (K&B did an interview with Andy Garcia January 3) Although, yesterday Bean gushed over this movie to Andy Garcia, today he admits that it was not good. 
• Promised Land; Matt Damon stars in this movie. 
• The Impossible, expanded into wide release. This is about a tsunami.
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D. Will anyone see this?

38:20 Matt Money Smith talks to the gang about whats going on in the sports world.


46:30 In Studio visit with Brad Williams, Comedian
Brad is doing a standup show at the Brea Improv and is promoting ticket sales for this event. Brad is always very lively and most of his material focuses on the fact that he is a "midget."  Overall he is a pretty funny dude. Follow Brad on Twitter at @funnybrad. Listen at 52:25 for a full-blown Moment with Kevin



1:02:00 Loquecia reviews Buckwild
Described as Jersey Shore, but in West Virginia.  These crazy kids have interests that include trash slinging, swimming in the power plant water, going mudding (uh...driving in the mud), and they have rejected internet stuff in favor of hollerin'. In other words, instead of using the internet, they just holler if they need something. No show like this would be complete without a drunken brawl. The one featured on this episode resulted in an eviction.

1:14:30 In Studio Visit with Carrie Brownstein
I live in the Portland area, so the Portlandia crew is a pretty big deal for me. Enjoy this interview with the beautiful and talented Carrie, a successful musician, and star of Portlandia.
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1:28:30 Phone in with Cousin Sal
Even more sports. Sal's pics for the week are: Houston -4.5 over Cincinati; Packers -7.5 over Vikings; Ravens -7 over Colts; Redskins +3 over Seahawks.
Follow Cousin Sal on Twitter @thecousinsal and see him on the Jimmy Kimmel show.

 

1:37:30 In Studio Visit with comedian Darryl Lenox
This visually impaired comedian is promoting his special on Starz network called Blind Ambition. The gang talks to him for a while about how he lost his sight and how he has developed as a comedian. Unfortunately Darryl does not sound very funny during his interview. At the end of the segment the gang invited him to stick around but when they came back, he was gone. 


1:45:00 Closing Show Biz Beat
New stories:

• Fans alerted Ralph that he was featured on Entertainment Tonight for the Joe Schmo 3 show.  Joe Schmo starts on January 8th; set your DVR. Ralph will also be on Loveline on Saturday night talking about the show.
• Hugh Hefner got married to Crystal Harris on New Year's Eve, and the prenup has been discovered.
• The gang discusses who would qualify as the "total package." They decided that Lisa May, Mila Kunis, and Sarah Shahi all are the total package.